Tham Dao Duang [KA0069]
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Location
From Kanchanaburi Town Centre, take National Highway 323 for 110 kilometres. Once pass the entrance of Sai Yok National Park, take the left turn and drive on for 3 kilometres to Daowadueng Temple. The cave is approximately a 900 m walk from the temple.
Description
The small 2 m wide entrance leads into several well decorated moderate sized passages and chambers. The deepest points in the cave to the left of the entrance contain high levels of CO2. A tourist cave named after the seventh level of heaven in the Hindi religion, the abode of angels and a powerful god
Topographie
NZSS (1990) - BCRA Grade 5c KUSCH, HEINRICH (2006)
Fauna
Thereuopoda longicornis (Fabricius, 1793) (Arthropoda, Chilopoda, Scutigeromorpha, Scutigeridae) (unpublished record) Trachyjulus calvus (Pocock, 1893) (Arthropoda, Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Cambalopsidae) (MauriÚs 1983) Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides Harada, 1931 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) (Boonyanusith et al. 2013b) Thermocyclops crassus (Fischer, 1853) (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) (Boonyanusith et al. 2013b)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Dao Duang 28/04/2019Bibliography 15/08/2019
- +Anon. (1997d) "Final Report - Environmental Impact Assessment of the Yadana Natural Gas Pipeline Project" Team Consulting Engineers Co. Ltd. for Petroleum Authority of Thailand, 677p +APIWATHNASORN, CHAMNARN; PANASOPOLKUL, CHOTECHUANG; SAMUNG, YUDTHANA; PRUMMONGKOL, SAMRERNG; PHAYAKAPHON, ANON (2009) "Cavernicolous species of Phlebotomine sand flies from Kanchanaburi Province with a Note on Anthropophilic Species" Oral Presentation at the JITMM 2009 & FBPZ6, Centara Grand, Bangkok, 2-4 December 2009 +APIWATHNASORN, CHAMNARN; SAMUNG, YUDTHANA; PRUMMONGKOL, SAMRERNG; PHAYAKAPHON, ANON; PANASOPOLKUL, CHOTECHUANG (2011) "Cavernicolous species of Phlebotomine sand flies from Kanchanaburi Province, With an Updated Species List for Thailand" Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Vol. 42 No. 6 pp1405-1409 +Boonyanusith, Chaichat; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2013b) "Species diversity of cave-dwelling Copepods in Kanchanaburi and Ratchaburi Provinces" Proceedings of the Graduate Research Conference 2013, Khon Kaen University, Section SD01 pp33-42 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +ENGHOFF, HENRIK (2005) "The Millipedes of Thailand (Diplopoda)" Steenstrupia Vol. 29 No. 1 pp87-103 +GOLOVATCH, SERGEI I; GEOFFROY, JEAN-JACQUES; MAURI+S, JEAN-PAUL; VAN DEN SPIEGEL, DIDIER (2012) "Noew or poorly-known species of the millipede genus Trachyjulus Peters, 1864 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Cambalopsidae)ö Arthropoda Selecta Vol. 21 No. 2 pp103-129 +Kusch, Heinrich (1982a) "Ergebnisse spelaologischer forschungen in Thailand (Stand 1978)" Die Hohle Vol. 33 No. 2 pp59-69 +KUSCH, HEINRICH (2006) ôPrahistorische Hohlenfundplatze im Changwat Kanchanaburi, Westthailand û Hohlengebiete Sudostasiens XVIö Die Hohle Vol. 56 Nos 1-4 +LUENGLERWONG, ARAYA (2006) ôInformation System of Conserved Natural Sites, Kanchanaburi Provinceö MSc thesis, Mahidol University 104pp +MAURI+S, J.-P. (1983) "Cambalides Nouveaux et Peu Connues d'Asie, D'AmÚrique et d'OcÚeanie. I. Cambalidae et Cambalopsidae (Myriapoda, Diplopoda)" Bulletin du MusÚum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 4th Series Vol. 5 Section A, pp247-276 +MUNIER, CHRISTOPHE (1998) "Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand" White Lotus Co. Ltd, Bangkok ISBN 974-8434-19-2 266pp +NATIONAL PARK OFFICE (2006) "National Parks in Thailand" National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 280pp +PRICE, LIZ (1985) "Travels in Thailand" Cerberus Spelaeological Society Journal Vol. 15 No. 6 November/December 1985 pp143-145 +SHELTON, TROY (2000) "Karst Paradise Part II. More Spicy Thai-style Caving" The Maverick Bull, Fort Worth Maverick Grotto, Vol. 13 Issue 9 pp4-8 reprinted as "Caving in Paradise Part II" The Texas Caver Vol. 45 No. 6 pp149-150 +Srisonchai, Ruttapon; Enghoff, Henrik; Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Panha, Somsak (2018) "A revision of dragon millipedes I: genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, with the description of eight new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)" ZooKeys No. 761 pp1-177 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.761.24214 +Various (2014) "[Guide to quality standards assessment of natural attractions û caves]" Department of Tourism, Bangkok, ISBN 978-616-297-145-7, 88p
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | Yai (Tham) [KA0072] | ||
| 3.9 | Sai Yok Rock Shelter [KA0073] | ||
| 4.2 | Tham Kaew [KA0075] | 200 | 12 |
| 4.3 | Tham Khang Khao [KA0511] | ||
| 4.5 | Tham Sai Yok Noi | ||
| 6.5 | Tham Phra Sai Yok [KA0076] | 30 | 0 |
| 6.8 | Cave KA0600 | ||
| 6.8 | Cave KA0603 | ||
| 6.8 | Tham Wang Phra [KA0514] | 60 | 0 |